01x22 - Episode 22

[bunniefuu]

‪["Qula Kwedini" playing]

‪[sighs] Ladies.

‪-Yes, dear?
‪-Is everything okay?

Yes, everything is fine.

Well, you'll let me know
‪if you need anything else.

-Okay.
‪-Thank you.

[phone buzzes, chimes]

-Menzi.
‪-[phone locks]

Hmm?

At least pretend.

Pretend like you're mourning.
‪Do it for the kids.

So what do you want me to do? Cry?

Well, if you want me to cry,
‪then I'll do as you say.

I'll cry.

I'll even ask your father
‪and beg him to watch over us.

But you and I, we both know the truth,
‪that the only thing he's watching over

is a strip club.

You know, you confuse me, Menzi.

One minute you're best friends with Dad,

the next, he passes away
‪and you act as if you don't care.

Menzi, what's going on?

[sighs] Let's drop this topic.

It's complicated.

I know Dad wanted you
‪to be like him, be him,

but you didn't have to do that.

-And you know why?
‪-[door opens]

You were always better.

Oh, Menzi. You're here?

[Menzi] Hi, Uncle.

You're hiding in the kitchen with women?

The men are outside, working.

‪-[scoffs] Come on.
‪-You want to be a man, right?

‪Your mother can't do
‪everything for you. Let's go.

‪-Ah, come on. Whoa.
‪-Leave that. Uh-uh.

‪Throw it out.

‪While you come outside with me.

‪There's no one here?

‪Why would you get
‪such an expensive Versace suit?

‪That man had so many other suits. Why?

‪Stop it, Mom.

‪It's not your money.

‪-Stop counting it.
‪-Forget it.

‪Do you honestly think this is a good idea?

‪What? To bury my husband?

‪Do you have a problem with that?

‪No, not at all. Not at all.
‪It's really not a problem.

‪-[Essie] Oh.
‪-It's just that I was thinking,

‪I think we should make a plan,
‪get Joyce a corpse that she can bury.

‪So that she can also have a burial.

‪No, no, no. I don't care about Joyce.

‪I've danced to her tune for far too long.

‪She didn't even let me see Jonasi
‪during his last days.

‪I didn't get to say goodbye.

‪I couldn't even tell him
‪that I forgive him.

‪-[clicks tongue]
‪-[Freedom] Okay.

‪[receptionist]
‪Mrs Gomora, my deepest condolences.

‪Thank you.

‪Uh, listen,
‪we've brought my husband's suit.

‪I want him to be buried in it.

‪Excuse me?

‪-[inhales sharply]
‪-What's wrong?

‪Uh… [clears throat] …it's just that your
‪husband's body has already been collected.

‪It was collected by his other wife.

‪[suspenseful music playing]

‪-She doesn't know me.
‪-[typing]

‪-I'll destroy her.
‪-[phone chimes]

‪Listen here, you're nothing
‪but an ant to me.

‪I will crush you, you hear me?

‪You're brave now?
‪Enough to steal people's corpses?

‪Be brave enough
‪to answer your freaking phone!

‪[choir singing funeral hymn]

‪[dialling]

‪[voicemail] ‪The telephone number
‪you called is not available at the moment.

‪-[scoffs]
‪-[call ends]

‪-Magesh, did you know about this?
‪-What are you talking about?

‪I'm asking you if you knew
‪about this thing Essie is doing?

‪-Would I be here if I knew?
‪-[vehicle approaches]

‪-[groans]
‪-I know nothing about this.

‪And? Can you get hold of Sarah?

‪Uh, Mom. It's just ringing.
‪She's not picking up.

‪Okay, call Freedom. Call Freedom.

‪[Menzi] Freedom's phone has been
‪on voicemail since this morning.

‪I swear, Essie will know who I am today.
‪She doesn't know me.

‪[Grace] Joyce, calm down.

‪-You're going to have a heart attack.
‪-No, Mom!

‪I had to share my husband
‪when he was alive.

‪I'd be damned
‪if I share him now when he's dead.

‪[sobbing, sniffles]

‪[priest] "Even as I walk
‪through the valley of the shadow of death,

‪I will have no fear, for He is with me."

‪Can I get an amen?

‪[all] Amen.

‪[priest] As we release these doves,

‪let those who loved and hated him

‪allow his soul to rest in peace.

‪I'm going to Soweto now.

‪And I'm going to fix this f*cking madness!

‪Get in the car!

‪-Keep an eye on her.
‪-[Joyce] Let's go!

‪-[engine revving]
‪-[car door closes]

‪[cars honking]

‪[bleating]

‪[funeral goers singing]

‪[Essie sobbing] Oh, Jonasi.

‪Oh, Jonasi has left me.

‪Why did you leave me? [sobbing]

‪-[siren wails]
‪-[car door closes]

‪[Joyce] What the f*ck is this circus?

‪-Essie! Essie!
‪-[Essie sniffles]

‪Who the f*ck do you think you are exactly?

‪-Huh? Go ahead. Take him.
‪-I'm his wife!

‪You have no right to do this.
‪Do you hear me?

‪We've buried him.
‪What are you going to do? Nothing.

‪You see, now, I'm going to take him
‪and go bury him how I like.

‪Joyce, you want to take his body
‪to get back at me? Huh?

‪-You didn't want him anymore. You're evil.
‪-Hey!

‪You stole my husband's corpse.

‪What did you want me to do?
‪You wouldn't let me see him.

‪You knew he was dying.

‪You wouldn't let me see him,
‪knowing we were together.

‪You're evil! [clicks tongue]

‪After all these years,
‪I allowed you into my heart.

‪I allowed you into my life, my family,
‪my home, but all along you were lying.

‪Listen, I'll k*ll you before
‪I let you take this body. You hear me?

‪Essie, do not let this class fool you
‪into thinking I'm an idiot.

‪As for today,
‪there's gonna be hell to pay.

‪No. No!

‪Magesh! No! Magesh!

‪Magesh!

‪So then, listen to me
‪and mark my words carefully.

‪You're not allowed
‪at my husband's funeral.

‪If I get a whiff or even smell
‪that lowlife disgusting odour of yours,

‪I will call the police so fast,
‪you'll be arrested for trespassing.

‪-Magesh, talk to this woman.
‪-Essie, Essie!

‪-[car door closes]
‪-What do you expect me to do?

‪Magesh, please talk to her.

‪-I'm sorry, Essie.
‪-[gasps]

‪My hands are tied.
‪There's nothing I can do.

‪-Mom. Wait.
‪-[sobbing]

‪-[Essie] Oh!
‪-[engine starts]

‪-[sobbing]
‪-[Essie wailing]

‪I'm sorry.

‪I spoke to Dad on the day that he died.

‪He asked me
‪to make sure you're taken care of.

‪That was his last wish.

‪[wailing continues]

‪I want you to know the day that he died…

‪-[sniffles]
‪-…he was thinking of you.

‪[sobbing]

‪You're going to be okay.

‪-[tape rewinding]
‪-[Menzi] Mom!

‪[pensive music playing]

‪Just one more day.

‪-Hi, how are you?
‪-How are you, Joyce?

‪-I'll be inside.
‪-Okay, I'll see you inside.

‪Joyce.

‪[stammers] It's been a while.

‪Ashley.

‪Hayley.

‪Hello.

‪Come say hello to Mommy.

‪[breathes shakily]

‪[lead vocalist, in Zulu]
‪♪ ‪There's no road‪ ♪

‪[choir] ♪ ‪There's no road‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪To heaven‪ ♪

‪[lead vocalist] ♪ ‪That goes…‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Where you want to go‪ ♪

‪[whispering, in English] Jo.

‪Things could've ended
‪so differently for you and I.

‪You thought and believed you knew better.

‪-You ruined everything…
‪-[hyperventilating]

‪…we have built together.

‪Well, look at you now, Jonasi.

‪At the end of it all…

‪death…

‪has finally separated us.

‪You will never, ever break my heart again.

‪m*therf*cker.

‪[hyperventilating]

‪[whimpers]

‪[pensive music playing]

‪[people murmuring]

‪[guest exclaims]

‪[pastor] Thank you.

‪Let's bow our heads and pray.

‪Our Father in heaven,

‪-your Word says, "Where two or three"--
‪-[Lindani sobbing] Gomora!

‪Why did you leave me?
‪Why did you leave me? [breathing heavily]

‪-You Jezebel! Get out!
‪-Mm-mmm. I have the right to bury my man.

‪-Go outside.
‪-I wanna bury my man!

‪-[Magesh] Shut up!
‪-I wanna bury my man.

‪-[Magesh] Get out!
‪-[sobbing]

‪[Magesh] Move. Move it!

‪-Move. Get out of here.
‪-[people murmuring]

‪-[clears throat]
‪-[murmuring continues]

‪[pastor] She really loved him.

‪I'd like to call Joyce
‪to come give a few words.

‪Amen, saints.

‪[singing, in Zulu] ♪ ‪Beautiful home‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪My home‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪Let me enter‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪The gate‪ ♪

‪[suspenseful music playing]

‪[footsteps approaching]

‪[guests gasping, murmuring]

‪[murmuring continues]

‪[chairs scraping]

‪♪ ‪Those who hunger‪ ♪

‪-♪ ‪Those who hunger ‪♪
‪-[guests humming]

‪♪ ‪The mockers‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪And the needy‪ ♪

‪-♪ ‪Will be shepherded‪ ♪
‪-[breathing shakily, sighs]

‪♪ ‪By the Lamb‪ ♪

‪♪ ‪They are already in You‪ ♪

‪-♪ ‪My home‪ ♪
‪-[breathes shakily]

‪-♪ ‪Oh, they will be shepherded‪ ♪
‪-[breathes heavily, sobs]

‪-♪ ‪By the Lamb‪ ♪
‪-[in English] Menzi.

‪[Menzi sighs]

‪[breathes shakily]

‪I'm sorry about your father.

‪[scoffs] I don't even know why I'm crying
‪because I lost my father a long time ago.

‪You'll be all right, okay?

‪[pastor] I'd now like to call Mpume Gomora

‪-to come and read his obituary.
‪-[footsteps approach]

‪-[pastor] Amen.
‪-[all] Amen.

‪[Mpume] I greet you all. [sniffles]

‪Standing before you is Mpume Gomora

‪the daughter of Jonasi Gomora.

‪[breathing shakily]

‪[sniffles] I'd like to thank you all for
‪coming today to bury our father with us.

‪I'm sorry, but I'd like to
‪change the programme slightly.

‪[sniffles] I'd like to call my
‪brothers and sisters to come forward.

‪Nkazimulo and the twins,
‪Ashley and Hayley.

‪[clears throat] And Sarah.

‪[footsteps approach]

‪[breathing shakily]

‪My dad was a very complex man.

‪And you couldn't confirm him.

‪[cries] He was loving.

‪I was his favourite. [sniffles]

‪Even though he never said it.

‪[sniffles]

‪The way he treated me.

‪Dad loved me.

‪Jonasi Gomora was a very easy man to love…

‪[sniffles] …and hate,
‪all at the same time.

‪[sniffles] I think that most of you
‪could testify to that.

‪I don't know if I'd be lying
‪if I said… [sniffles]

‪…the best parts of my dad
‪were made by the women in his life.

‪Matipa taught him about determination,

‪and loving someone against all odds.

‪[cries, exclaims]

‪And then there's Mom Essie.

‪Mom Essie, well, she taught my dad
‪the importance of culture

‪and the importance of family.

‪To laugh

‪and be happy.

‪To dance like no one's watching.

‪-[inhales deeply]
‪-[all chuckle]

‪[Mpume] To live.

‪My mother,

‪Joyce Gomora.

‪[distorted] My mother taught my father
‪to have class. [sniffles]

‪And to love your family.
‪Prioritizing your family.

‪-[unsettling music plays]
‪-[Joyce] ‪Tell me, Jo.

‪-Do you remember Lungi?
‪-[knocks on door]

‪[Jonasi] What are people going to say?

‪[smacks lips] I think I may be lost.

‪Well, Jonasi, do you know that
‪you're here in this state today

‪-because of her.
‪-[coughs]

‪You hit me.

‪-I'm a b*stard?
‪-[screams]

‪And then you r*ped me.

‪[Lungi] ‪He was busy sleeping around with
‪all these b*tches he came across.

‪Then he gives me HIV?

‪Lungi, I want you…

‪to infect my husband with HIV.

‪[dramatic music plays]

‪I want his insatiable need he has

‪-to have sex with every single…
‪-[moans]

‪…woman he meets

‪-‪to be the very thing that kills him.
‪-[both grunt]

‪[dramatic music continues]

‪[Mpume] My dad was reckless.

‪He believed that his actions
‪had no consequences.

‪[Joyce] ‪And the cherry on top,

‪-Menzi has been playing you like a fiddle…
‪-[coughs, wheezes]

‪-…so you could change your will.
‪-[coughing]

‪You're my heir.

‪Everything goes to you.

‪I will never give birth to a child

‪that will be like you…

‪[Sarah sobbing]

‪[Jonasi whispers] Joyce. [coughing]

‪Because Menzi will never be like you.

‪[wheezing]

‪["I Knew Lovin'" playing]

‪[coughing]

‪[moaning]

‪[Lindani moans]

‪[both grunting, moaning]

‪-Mr Gomora. [moans]
‪-[grunts]

‪[song continues]